Today’s Motto: ‘Only when I let go of what I am, I become what I might be’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, July 17……..
1790 – Thomas Saint, a London cabinet maker, patented possibly the first sewing machine, fitted with an awl that makes a hole in leather and allows a needle to pass through it. This machine made a chain stitch with a tambour-type needle to produce a mechanical crochet or chain stitch.
1841 – British humour magazine “Punch” 1st published (pic credit-Gale). 
1948 – Indian Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative service and police service.
1996 – Madras to be known as ‘Chennai’ henceforth.
2014 – Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 is hit by a missile while flying over eastern Ukraine, the location of heavy fighting by pro-Russian separatists; the origin of the missile is not yet known; all 298 people aboard the plane were killed in the attack.
Born….
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935 – David Sutherland. Canadian actor, who won a Grammy award and 2 Golden Globe awards.
1947 – Camilla Parker Bowles. The Queen of England, is 2nd wife of King Charles III after death of Princess Diana in 
1987 in a car accident.
1954 – Angela Markel. Former Chancellor of Germany. The first woman to occupy the post Germany (2005-2021)
1959 – Zarina Wahab, popular romantic actor. Started her career with Ishq Ishq Ishq and gave very scintilating performances in Chit Chor, Gharonda, Sawan ko Aane Do, Gopal Krishna, Sitara, Zazbaat and TV shows like Yahan Mein Ghar Ghar Kheli, Meri Awaz hi Pehchan Hai etc. She won Filmfare 
Award for Gharonda and nominated for Stardust 50 Years awards.
Died Today: 2005 -Edward George Heath. British Prime Minister from 1971-74.
Titbits….
2013 – In an effort to curb obesity rates, the United Arab Emirates offers its citizens one gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lose.
You may have known….
Kerala backwaters: The Kerala backwaters are a chain of lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast in the Kerala state. The Kerala backwaters are home to many unique species of aquatic life including crabs,
frogs and mudskippers, water birds and animals such as otters and turtles. Today, houseboat tourism is the most popular tourist activity in the backwaters, with several large Kettuvallams (traditional rice boats, now converted into floating hotels) ply the waterways. {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan with inputs from NewsOnRadar.com Bureau)
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